Genealogy Club Presents: New Clues from Old Headstones: Using Gravestones to Find Unexpected Sources with Marian Pierre-Louis! 

How many times have you transcribed a gravestone and then moved on to the next one? You could be walking away from valuable other clues! Join us as we learn how to interpret a gravestone for hints that will lead you to new record sources. Just as important as the text are clues such as location, type of stone, carver, symbols and the epitaph. This talk will take you through specific examples to get the most out interpreting gravestones.

Marian Pierre-Louis is a genealogy professional who specializes in educational outreach through classes, workshops, and writing. Her areas of expertise include house history research, southern New England (MA, CT, RI) research and solving brick walls. Since the rise of genetic genealogy Marian has become interested in using DNA to help solve genealogy mysteries. Marian produced and hosted 100 episodes of Fieldstone Common, a history podcast, and 63 episodes of The Genealogy Professional podcast. Both of which are still available online on YouTube. She has written numerous articles for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ), the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) News, Medway & Millis Local Town Pages, as well as book reviews and over 500 articles for online content. She also contributed a chapter to The Stories Houses Tell – A Collection of Little Compton House Histories (2015) and again in a new volume (2022) A Second Collection of Little Compton House Histories. Marian is the Online Education Producer for Legacy Family Tree Webinars where she produces online genealogy education classes. You’ll find her online each week hosting free live broadcasts at Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

Have questions? Email qulocalhistory@ocln.org

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library